apache mod_python problem

[Ido Yehieli]

Hi all,
I have succesfully installed apache+mod_python (ubuntu 5.10
(Breezy),
libapache2-mod-python2.4 Version: 3.1.3-3ubuntu1,
apache2 Version: 2.0.54-5ubuntu4,
python2.4 Version: 2.4.2-1).

It seems apache and everything functions fine. I tried to run the
example application from the mod_python site
(http://www.modpython.org/examples/psp_site.tgz) by decompressing the
tgz file in a place where apache can find it, and then access it via
mozilla firefox (simply http://127.0.0.1/psp_site/ where 'psp-site' is
the name of the directory.)

However, instead of running the index.py page like it shoud, I just get
the list of files, as in:

Index of /psp_site

Icon Name Last modified Size Description[DIR]
Parent Directory -
[TXT] PyFontify.py 15-Feb-2006 23:02 4.3K
[DIR] images/ 15-Feb-2006 23:02 -
[TXT] index.py 15-Feb-2006 23:02 3.4K
[ ] index.pyc 15-Feb-2006 23:02 4.1K
[TXT] py2html.py 15-Feb-2006 23:02 13K
[DIR] styles/ 15-Feb-2006 23:02 -
[DIR] templates/ 15-Feb-2006 23:02 -
[TXT] view.py 15-Feb-2006 23:02 726


and clicking any of the .py files just opens the 'open/save' menu. The
..htaccess file contains:

SetHandler mod_python
PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
PythonDebug On

everything is exactly as it is on "http://www.modpython.org/examples/",
I didn't change anything.

Anyone has any idea as to what went wrong?

Thank you in advance,
Ido Yehieli.

 

[Dennis Benzinger]

[...]
Anyone has any idea as to what went wrong?
[...]

If you compiled mod_python as a Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) you have to
tell Apache to load that module. For example like this:

LoadModule python_module libexec/mod_python.so

See the mod_python documentation, especially the Configuring Apache section:

http://modpython.org/live/current/doc-html/inst-apacheconfig.html

Bye,
Dennis

 

[Ido Yehieli]

Thank you for your response,
but I think it's not it - that didn't make any difference.

 

[grahamd]

Thank you for your response,
but I think it's not it - that didn't make any difference.

Suggest you read:

http://www.dscpl.com.au/articles/modpython-001.html

It contains helpful hints for getting a basic handler working
in mod_python. If you can get that working, then try something
harder.

You are also better off asking mod_python questions on the
mod_python mailing list. See www.modpython.org home page
for how to get on mailing list.

Graham

 

[Ido Yehieli]

Hi Graham, thank you for that link but it didn't help.
I've followed the instructions, yet In the 'basic-content-handler'
section, after getting to the point where it says to add this to the
main Apache configuration file:

<Directory /some/directory>
AllowOverride FileInfo
</Directory>

I replaced /some/directory with the correct directory and restarted
apache2 and stilll get the same response - firwfox asks to save the
response to a file. Does it matter where in the apache2 configuration
file I've located these 3 lines? I've just added them at the end, just
before the last line: </VirtualHost>

Thank you in advance,
Ido.

 

[Ido Yehieli]

please ignore that last message, the instructions on that webpage
worked, it was my fault.

Thanks,
Ido.